Comments on: NBC Dumps iTunes http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/08/nbc-dumps-itunes/ your source for illegal theology downloads Fri, 16 May 2008 03:42:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: michael lee http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/08/nbc-dumps-itunes/#comment-139891 michael lee Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:36:05 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/08/31/nbc-dumps-itunes/#comment-139891 Welcome to everyone who has been dropping by from StumbleUpon. Please take a second to check out what we're doing with <a href="http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/11/06/operation-christmas-goat/" rel="nofollow">Operation Christmas Goat</a>. Turn your holiday shopping into real change for needy families in developing countries. Welcome to everyone who has been dropping by from StumbleUpon. Please take a second to check out what we’re doing with Operation Christmas Goat. Turn your holiday shopping into real change for needy families in developing countries.

]]> By: michael lee http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/08/nbc-dumps-itunes/#comment-119085 michael lee Sun, 02 Sep 2007 05:38:56 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/08/31/nbc-dumps-itunes/#comment-119085 <a href="http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=conews&tkr=AAPL:US&sid=aR7Te_sjiGug" rel="nofollow">NBC responds.</a> I particularly like this quote: <blockquote> In addition, we asked Apple to take concrete steps to protect content from piracy, since it is estimated that the typical iPod contains a significant amount of illegally downloaded material. </blockquote> allow me to put this in context for you: <blockquote> In addition, we've asked HP to take concrete steps to prevent plagiarism, since it is estimated that the typical HP printer spools out a significant amount of plagiarized content. </blockquote> NBC responds.

I particularly like this quote:

In addition, we asked Apple to take concrete steps to protect content from piracy, since it is estimated that the typical iPod contains a significant amount of illegally downloaded material.

allow me to put this in context for you:

In addition, we’ve asked HP to take concrete steps to prevent plagiarism, since it is estimated that the typical HP printer spools out a significant amount of plagiarized content.

]]> By: corey http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/08/nbc-dumps-itunes/#comment-118961 corey Sat, 01 Sep 2007 23:08:08 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/08/31/nbc-dumps-itunes/#comment-118961 I'm sensing some illegality in that move... I’m sensing some illegality in that move…

]]> By: Chad http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/08/nbc-dumps-itunes/#comment-118929 Chad Sat, 01 Sep 2007 20:40:20 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/08/31/nbc-dumps-itunes/#comment-118929 [quote comment="118576"]I'm not sending my nuts to anyone.[/quote] Well... what about their likeness? A copy machine handy? [quote comment="118576"]I’m not sending my nuts to anyone.[/quote]

Well… what about their likeness?

A copy machine handy?

]]> By: michael lee http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/08/nbc-dumps-itunes/#comment-118692 michael lee Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:55:50 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/08/31/nbc-dumps-itunes/#comment-118692 Well, that didn't take long. Apple has posted <a href="http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/08/31itunes.html" rel="nofollow">their official word</a> on the debacle. <blockquote> Apple® today announced that it will not be selling NBC television shows for the upcoming television season on its online iTunes® Store (www.itunes.com). The move follows NBC’s decision to not renew its agreement with iTunes after Apple declined to pay more than double the wholesale price for each NBC TV episode, which would have resulted in the retail price to consumers increasing to $4.99 per episode from the current $1.99. ABC, CBS, FOX and The CW, along with more than 50 cable networks, are signed up to sell TV shows from their upcoming season on iTunes at $1.99 per episode. “We are disappointed to see NBC leave iTunes because we would not agree to their dramatic price increase,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “We hope they will change their minds and offer their TV shows to the tens of millions of iTunes customers.” Apple’s agreement with NBC ends in December. Since NBC would withdraw their shows in the middle of the television season, Apple has decided to not offer NBC TV shows for the upcoming television season beginning in September. NBC supplied iTunes with three of its 10 best selling TV shows last season, accounting for 30 percent of iTunes TV show sales. </blockquote> Well, that didn’t take long. Apple has posted their official word on the debacle.

Apple® today announced that it will not be selling NBC television shows for the upcoming television season on its online iTunes® Store (www.itunes.com). The move follows NBC’s decision to not renew its agreement with iTunes after Apple declined to pay more than double the wholesale price for each NBC TV episode, which would have resulted in the retail price to consumers increasing to $4.99 per episode from the current $1.99. ABC, CBS, FOX and The CW, along with more than 50 cable networks, are signed up to sell TV shows from their upcoming season on iTunes at $1.99 per episode.

“We are disappointed to see NBC leave iTunes because we would not agree to their dramatic price increase,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “We hope they will change their minds and offer their TV shows to the tens of millions of iTunes customers.”

Apple’s agreement with NBC ends in December. Since NBC would withdraw their shows in the middle of the television season, Apple has decided to not offer NBC TV shows for the upcoming television season beginning in September. NBC supplied iTunes with three of its 10 best selling TV shows last season, accounting for 30 percent of iTunes TV show sales.

]]> By: corey http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/08/nbc-dumps-itunes/#comment-118576 corey Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:09:06 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/08/31/nbc-dumps-itunes/#comment-118576 I'm not sending my nuts to anyone. I’m not sending my nuts to anyone.

]]> By: Bobby http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/08/nbc-dumps-itunes/#comment-118512 Bobby Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:16:43 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/08/31/nbc-dumps-itunes/#comment-118512 Let's start an online campaign and send NBC thousands of pounds of apples. (it worked for Jericho, but that was at CBS) (and they sent nuts) Let’s start an online campaign and send NBC thousands of pounds of apples.

(it worked for Jericho, but that was at CBS)

(and they sent nuts)

]]> By: Daniel Semsen http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/08/nbc-dumps-itunes/#comment-118486 Daniel Semsen Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:09:51 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/08/31/nbc-dumps-itunes/#comment-118486 NBC is just a bunch of stupid, moronic....ARRRRGH! Only filthy words come to mind... NBC is just a bunch of stupid, moronic….ARRRRGH! Only filthy words come to mind…

]]> By: Stick http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/08/nbc-dumps-itunes/#comment-118463 Stick Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:18:08 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/08/31/nbc-dumps-itunes/#comment-118463 When I missed an Heroes episode last year, they'd put them up on the NBC site so you could watch right on the web. But, now that the show is a hit, I bet they don't do it anymore. Maybe they're going to try the same pricing scheme on their own website or something. Still... dumb. When I missed an Heroes episode last year, they’d put them up on the NBC site so you could watch right on the web. But, now that the show is a hit, I bet they don’t do it anymore.

Maybe they’re going to try the same pricing scheme on their own website or something. Still… dumb.

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